Flamingo Facts Quiz
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What is the diet of a flamingo primarily composed of?

  • Seeds, grass, and berries
  • Fish, insects, and small mammals
  • Shrimp, snails, and algae (correct)
  • Frogs, tadpoles, and aquatic plants

    • How do flamingos catch their favorite foods?

  • Using their long neck to reach for food
  • Diving deep into the water to catch fish
  • Plunging their head into the water and scooping with their beak (correct)
  • Catching food with their webbed feet

    • How do flamingos build their nests?

  • Mounds of mud along waterways (correct)
  • Tree branches high above the ground
  • Underground burrows near water sources
  • In abandoned animal burrows

    • What do flamingo young look like when they are born?

    <p>White with soft, downy feathers and a straight bill (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do flamingos gain speed before lifting up into the sky?

    <p>They 'run' on water using their webbed feet (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the diet of a flamingo primarily composed of?

    <p>Shrimp, snails, and algae (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do flamingos build their nests?

    <p>Mounds of mud along waterways (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the color of flamingo young when they are born?

    <p>White (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do flamingos use their beaks to catch food?

    <p>Plunge their head into the water and scoop the fish using their upper beak like a shovel (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do flamingos gain speed before lifting up into the sky?

    <p>Run on water with their webbed feet (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Flamingo Diet and Foraging

    • Primarily composed of small invertebrates, algae, and small crustaceans

    Nesting and Breeding

    • Flamingos build their nests on mudflats, using mud, sticks, and other vegetation

    Flamingo Young

    • Born with grey or white plumage, not pink
    • Young flamingos, called chicks, are born with a covering of grey or white down

    Flight and Speed

    • Gain speed by running across the water, then lifting off into the air

    Foraging Techniques

    • Use their uniquely shaped beaks to filter small animals and plants from the water

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    Test your knowledge about the Greater Flamingo with this quiz. Learn interesting facts about their appearance, diet, and behavior.

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